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> Jordan Peterson - a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto who ended up as the focal point of a discussion on the use of 'gender-neutral' pronou
by throwawayknecht 9y ago
> Jordan Peterson - a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto who ended up as the focal point of a discussion on the use of 'gender-neutral' pronouns due to his refusal to use what he described as politically-motivated, state-mandated non-sensical words.
What he actually did was protest adding "gender identity or expression" to the CHRA. You can read the entire legislative change at http://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/bill/C-16/royal-assent http://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/bill/C-16/royal-as..., it's quite short, and completely unobjectionable to anyone who's not making a living protesting a "neo-Marxist" bogeyman.
- coldtea 9y agoWhat does "gender identity or expression" even mean? Why not, I dunno, express oneself as a human being as opposed by their gender? Assuming equality is the end play of course and not some war of the genders...
- fish_fan 9y agoIn the context of law it typically means protection from discrimination. Enumerating protected rights is the easiest way to protect them.
- f00_ 9y agoso you could sue someone for not calling your the right pronoun (ze/zhe)
- fish_fan 9y agoI would really doubt that, actually, but I suppose it could qualify as a hostile work environment.
- throwawayknecht 9y agoYou're so wrong about this that an organization representing 36,000 Canadian lawyers took the time to write a letter explaining you're wrong. http://www.cba.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=be34d5a4-8850-40a0-beea-432eeb762d7f http://www.cba.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=be34d5a4-8850-...